nukenorman Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have a question but only resident of USA or Canada should answer. Hypothetical situation if a man marries a woman and they have no kids. Woman cheats on man and has a baby. Will the husband of the wife who cheated have to pay child support even though its NOT his baby if he makes more money. I have read some stories online that some courts have ordered the husband to pay because they cant find the real father and husband makes good moeny so they said its in the childs best interest and that the child was made in his marriage even though its not the child of the husband of the marriage. Any truth to this?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrobwx71 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have a question but only resident of USA or Canada should answer. Hypothetical situation if a man marries a woman and they have no kids. Woman cheats on man and has a baby. Will the husband of the wife who cheated have to pay child support even though its NOT his baby if he makes more money. I have read some stories online that some courts have ordered the husband to pay because they cant find the real father and husband makes good moeny so they said its in the childs best interest and that the child was made in his marriage even though its not the child of the husband of the marriage. Any truth to this?? I don't see how this is legal in the US. If a DNA test is done and your not the father no one can make you pay child support. There has to be precedence and I have never heard of it. Alimony perhaps, but not child support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkMan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 have your stories perhaps mixed up and instead written about alimony ? without getting into the stupidity of that as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Some jurisdictions DO make fathers pay for kids born during wedlock from an outside source. some courts have a law deal whereby they say, "the kid was born during the marriage." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/child-support_n_3672474.html pretty sad. juridictions love to force it on anyone they figure they can. then the father has to sue for paternity and get that money back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have a question but only resident of USA or Canada should answer. Hypothetical situation if a man marries a woman and they have no kids. Woman cheats on man and has a baby. Will the husband of the wife who cheated have to pay child support even though its NOT his baby if he makes more money. I have read some stories online that some courts have ordered the husband to pay because they cant find the real father and husband makes good moeny so they said its in the childs best interest and that the child was made in his marriage even though its not the child of the husband of the marriage. Any truth to this?? it depends on the state. in some states it's certainly true. in fact, i've heard of a state where if a woman has children and then you have a child with that woman you can be held responsible for all the other ones even if you aren't married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITOps Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The popular logic of if it is not your child, you do not have to pay child support does not always occur. Courts will normally side with what they feel is best for the child even if the guy was not in a relationship with the woman. As soon as a kid sees you as a daddy or the mom sees you as a potential good provider it could be a wrap for you and you could end up paying child support, insurance, child care, back payments and or taxes if the court rules that you have to do so even though your not the biological father or never met the kids before. References: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/06/dad-must-pay-child-support-for-3-kids-that-arent-his-court-rules http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-judge-man-who-provided-sperm-to-lesbian-couple-must-pay-child-support/ http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/03/25/jailed-for-nonpayment-of-child-support--but-its-not-his-child-n1548325/page/full http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/men-exempt-paying-child-support-podcast/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The popular logic of if it is not your child, you do not have to pay child support does not always occur. Courts will normally side with what they feel is best for the child even if the guy was not in a relationship with the woman. As soon as a kid sees you as a daddy or the mom sees you as a potential good provider it could be a wrap for you and you could end up paying child support, insurance, child care, back payments and or taxes if the court rules that you have to do so even though your not the biological father or never met the kids before. References: http://www.torontosun.com/2013/02/06/dad-must-pay-child-support-for-3-kids-that-arent-his-court-rules http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kansas-judge-man-who-provided-sperm-to-lesbian-couple-must-pay-child-support/ http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/03/25/jailed-for-nonpayment-of-child-support--but-its-not-his-child-n1548325/page/full http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/men-exempt-paying-child-support-podcast/ and it's always interesting how the what's in the best interest of the child almost always seems to be what's in the mother's best interest too. It's almost as if that the mother gets to single handedly decide what's in the child's best interest and the courts just go along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisj1968 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The real problem is, the court, government will always find someone to pay the bill, even if its not the guys kid. As you saw in the huff post video, The government ""says" it looks out for the interest of the kid. however, if the biological father isn't allowed to see the kid, how is THAT in the kids best interest. Oh, the husband has big bucks, pin it on him. People are pretty irresponsible in the big picture as the senator said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippleman Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I have a question but only resident of USA or Canada should answer. Hypothetical situation if a man marries a woman and they have no kids. Woman cheats on man and has a baby. Will the husband of the wife who cheated have to pay child support even though its NOT his baby if he makes more money. I have read some stories online that some courts have ordered the husband to pay because they cant find the real father and husband makes good moeny so they said its in the childs best interest and that the child was made in his marriage even though its not the child of the husband of the marriage. Any truth to this?? On the surface of what you wrote... no... BUT there is circumstances in which the answer could be a yes. A) If the husband still stayed in marriage after the infidelity and raised the child as his own (for any considerable amount of time) B) The name is on the Birth Certificate (but the guy could sue in another court to reclaim any other courts decision on support/fatherhood made under false representation) I think, like said above, some people are mixing up stories between alimony and child support. They are separate and even though separate, it goes to the same source which ends up being the source of confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockingbird Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Yes. If the name of man is on the birth certificate as the father, he is legally responsible for the child. In some states there's a time period after the child is born that the father can contest paternity. After that period, the child will develop bond with the father and the father is legally required to support the child even if it was later found that the child is not biologically his. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/magazine/22Paternity-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rohdekill Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 And they wonder why there is so many killings of ex-wives with all this junk happening. Hum 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'm sure a lot of kids have been eliminated, rather than paid for, in this circumstance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 And they wonder why there is so many killings of ex-wives with all this junk happening. which is longer? the average murder sentence or the average child support sentence? child support can last til ~22 because they can be ordered to pay through college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Red King Subscriber² Posted January 19, 2015 Subscriber² Share Posted January 19, 2015 which is longer? the average murder sentence or the average child support sentence? child support can last til ~22 because they can be ordered to pay through college.Oh God. So, in the USA, I can be required to pay for a child for 22 years that has absolutely no relation to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seta-san Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 _Alexander, on 18 Jan 2015 - 18:20, said: Oh God. So, in the USA, I can be required to pay for a child for 22 years that has absolutely no relation to me? in some states. if the court desides that it's in the best interest of the child. and the mother is usually the one who gets to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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